BMW defends ‘swimming against the tide’ on hydrogen

Oliver Zipse, chairman of Germany’s BMW, told shareholders of “considerable interest” in hydrogen as a mobility fuel at the firm’s annual meeting in mid-May. As a consequence, despite a planned ramp-up of its BEV sales and model range, it wants to keep a finger in the FCEV pie too.

“Our BMW iX5 Hydrogen has been welcomed with open arms,” says Zipse, extolling its 500km range and refuelling time of 3-4 minutes. “We are currently sending a pilot fleet to selected markets, including [South] Korea, Japan, China, the US and Europe, where we are testing this technology in everyday driving.”